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Re: Oatmeal

On Tue, 8 Jun 1999 16:24:59 -0400  kbarbarisi@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I have conflicting figures on caloric content of oatmeal.
> 
> My reference book says 3/4 cup of oatmeal is 106 calories
> 
> The nutritional content on the bin of oatmeal (not instant) at Wild
> Harvest supermarket says 1/2 cup has 160 calories.
> 
> Does anyone know why there is such a wide range?

Check the weight of the serving listed, not just the volume.  Also,
one may be data for dry food and the other for cooked.  

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Michelle Dick             artemis@xxxxxxxxx              East Palo Alto, CA